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Terminal Innocence (Paperback)
Klaus Rifbjerg; Translated by Larkin Paul; Foreword by C. Claire Thomson
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Klaus Rifbjerg's 1958 novel has become a constantly reprinted
classic of twentieth-century Danish literature. It is the story of
the unequal friendship between two teenagers, Janus and Tore, told
from the point of view and in the schoolboy slang of the
hero-worshipping Janus. Tore is a gifted student, mature beyond his
years, effortlessly able to impress teachers and fellow pupils
alike with his knowledge and charm. It is a foregone conclusion
that he will fall in love at the school dance with the equally
peerless Helle, and she with him; together they are the school's
golden couple. It seems they will achieve a perfect union; but
there is a snake in Paradise in the form of Helle's mother, fru
Junkersen. Janus watches helplessly as the golden dream turns into
a nightmare which destroys the two young lives, and he realises his
own complicity in perpetuating an unsustainable myth. Rifbjerg has
been a central figure in Danish literary life - as novelist, poet,
playwright and cultural commentator - for the last sixty years,
publishing works at an astonishing rate, around 175 in all. This
novel, which was his first, is generally acknowledged to be his
masterpiece.
Antony Melvin , Mark Carlton , Paul Grech , Colin Illingworth ,
Hugh Larkin , Paul Meadows , Stephen Orford The Premier League
announced plans for an international round of matches on 7 February
2008. This book explores how we got into this situation, where
English football is going and offers reasons why the proposal could
be a good or a bad thing. Hundreds of fans were also canvassed for
their opinion.
This richly photographed volume is a celebration of what is, at
once, an ancient symbol of shelter and harvest and, as well, a
quintessential American architectural form. Widely revered yet
steadily vanishing from our cultural landscape, the barn is an
expression of pastoral romance, honest effort, painstaking
craftsmanship, and tradition - a tradition that we are in danger of
losing. Barn: Rescue and Adaptation, Revised and Expanded is a
magnificent, abundantly illustrated volume that examines the
remarkable story a true architectural icons. In this authoritative
exploration, the authors, both practitioners of barn restoration
and historic-barn moving, offer a tribute and guide to the many
extant forms of American barn, following the evolution of the form
from this country's earliest days, and, as well, tell the story of
their efforts to restore, adapt, and repurpose these simple,
soulful structures. Barns embody the ethos of another age and
harken back to those days when the world moved more slowly, an
ethos still to be found in these beautiful buildings - yet, due to
the ravages of time, weather, and neglect these essential American
edifices are threatened, as never before. This volume reminds us
that barns are as much a part of us as our love of apple pie, and
as such should be cherished for their artistry and cultural
significance. This revised and expanded edition of Barn coincides
with the premier of the PBS series Barnstruck and describes the
process of barn preservation through relocation, focusing on the
work of The New Jersey Barn Company, whose dedicated efforts over
35 years have saved more than 150 structures.
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